pg_set_client_encoding
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
pg_set_client_encoding — Set the client encoding
Description
pg_set_client_encoding() sets the client encoding and returns 0 if success or -1 if error.
PostgreSQL will automatically convert data in the backend database encoding into the frontend encoding.
Note:
The function used to be called pg_setclientencoding().
Parameters
-
connection
-
An PgSql\Connection instance. When
connection
is unspecified, the default connection is used. The default connection is the last connection made by pg_connect() or pg_pconnect().WarningAs of PHP 8.1.0, using the default connection is deprecated.
-
encoding
-
The required client encoding. One of
SQL_ASCII
,EUC_JP
,EUC_CN
,EUC_KR
,EUC_TW
,UNICODE
,MULE_INTERNAL
,LATINX
(X=1...9),KOI8
,WIN
,ALT
,SJIS
,BIG5
orWIN1250
.The exact list of available encodings depends on your PostgreSQL version, so check your PostgreSQL manual for a more specific list.
Return Values
Returns 0
on success or -1
on error.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.1.0 |
The connection parameter expects an PgSql\Connection
instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
|
Examples
Example #1 pg_set_client_encoding() example
<?php
$conn = pg_pconnect("dbname=publisher");
if (!$conn) {
echo "An error occurred.\n";
exit;
}
// Set the client encoding to UNICODE. Data will be automatically
// converted from the backend encoding to the frontend.
pg_set_client_encoding($conn, "UNICODE");
$result = pg_query($conn, "SELECT author, email FROM authors");
if (!$result) {
echo "An error occurred.\n";
exit;
}
// Write out UTF-8 data
while ($row = pg_fetch_row($result)) {
echo "Author: $row[0] E-mail: $row[1]";
echo "<br />\n";
}
?>